Following his premature retirement from the I.A.F. after 24 years of meritorious service, Mr. J. K. Gera was appointed in the Department of Mech. Engg. at The NorthCap University on 28th April 1997. During his tenure with the Indian Air Force, Mr. J. K. Gera served as Deputy Director at Air Headquarters, responsible for maintenance of Russian Aircraft Support Vehicles and Equipment. His other senior appointments included, Officer-in-Charge, responsible for overhaul of aero engines and components at the Base Repair Depot. He has also undertaken research work at I.I.T., New Delhi on reliability and maintainability analysis of aircraft systems and components based on Reliability Centered Maintenance concept. Besides being a member of the Aeronautical Society of India, Society of Automotive engineers. Mr. J. K. Gera is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers. He teaches Automobile Engineering, I.C. Engines, Power Plant Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Emerging Automotive Technologies, Machine Drawing and Industrial Engineering. He is responsible for setting up, modernization and maintenance of labs in the department.